Luggage-carrier for motor-vehicles.



IVIALNNIUS ALVESDN, LEV! ALVESON SL LOMAN LVESON.

LUGGAGE'CABBER OR MOTOR VEHICLES'.

' APPLICATION HLED AHL-i3, |918.

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-v LUGGGE-CRREER FOR, MQTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters ateut.

Patented ll/et. il, tutti;

x .application led April 13, with( Serial Hos.

To @ZZ whom` t m-a'g/ concern.'

Be it known that We, Marinus A'LviisoN, Linvi Anwesen, and Loman Am'nsoii, each a citizen of the United States of Jiluneriea, and a resident of the city ofDiiluth, county of St. Louis, State of Minnesota, have in vented certain new and useful linprovements in ALuggegeCari'iers for Motor-Ve hicles, of which the following is a full and clear speeilication.

The object of this invention is to provide a simple and capacious bag-like carrier espe-- cially adapted lor attachment to motor vehicles and which when detached therefrom may-.be rolled `np into a small roll-shaped package t'oi convenience in storing and transportation, as more lully hereinafter set forth.

`l`igure 1 is a side elevation of so much of a motor vehicle'as isfiiecessary to show our appliance', a part of the main tlap of the appliance being broken away;

. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the improved device;

Fig. 3 is a section on the'line 'Fig'. l;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view otI the supporting rod and hangers.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, a designates a substantially rectangular bag-like receptacle preferably being made of canvas, but capable of being i made of other flexible material, and having a flat bottom adapted to resten the running-board of the vehicle. 'lll'ie upper side or edge of the receptacle is open and is closed by a main Hap o attached to .the top edge of the rear wall of the receptacle and adapted to be folded down on the front side of the receptacle and to be fastened iii its closed position by means of suitable buckle engaging straps c. The receptacle is anchored at its lower or bottom end by means of snapf-hooks (l which are removably con- At its upper edge, the receptacle is adapted to be removably attached to the upper edge of the vcliicle body by means of a pair of hangerhooks e, preferably lined with a piece of leather f, to prevent abrasive action upon the enameled surface of the vehicle, these hangersI being in the foi-m of U-shapcd adjustable clips adapted to be engaged over the top edge of the vehicle body. T lie outer depending leg of each hanger is fastenedby Vmeans of an eye g to a rod a'wliicli extends along the entire length of the upper edge of the receptacle and is attached to the back Wall thereof in any suitable manner, preerably by a pair of reinforcing fabric oi" leather strips if, as shown particularly in Fig. 3.

'0n the outer wall of the bag is formed one oi more pockets y' open at their upper ends. These pockets are adapted to be closed by buckle-engaging straps f.' which are fastened to the rod t by having their upper ends curled around the rod and riveted so as to have a pivotal action on the rod.

lt will be observed'that 'a receptacle thus Y t'ioiii the vehicle and emptied of its contents,

it may be rolled up upon the rod to forni a comparatively small roll-like package which may be. conveniently transported or stored. lt will be observed also thata feature of iinpoi'taiice lies in the employment of the rod /z extending practically the entire length of the bag at the upper end thereof, this rod sei-ving not only as a substantial means of connection between the hangers and the bag, but also as a means for suspendingr the bag .and maintaining its shape and upright position. y

The clipsI c are slidable along rod i to enable tliem to be adjusted to different veliiclcs.

The nature and scope of the invention having been thus indicated and its preferred embodiment having been specifically. ldescribed, what is claimed as new is:

-l. A luggage carrier for the purpose set forth, consisting of a flexible receptacle open. at its top, means at the lower end of the receptacle for detachably connecting it to a vehicle, and meansI at the upper edge 'of the receptacle for attaching the upper edge of the. receptacle to a vehicle, said means consistingr of a rod extending along the up pei-edge of the receptacle and attached thereto-v this rod beingl provided with a pair of hangers adapted to engage over the upper edge of the vehicle, Said hangers being slid-ably adjustable independently along said rod.

2. A luggage carrier of the class Set forth, consisting of a flexible pouch or bag open at its upper end and provided with a main liap and means forclosing saine down over 'a Hiding the farli :Mmchud :in tins md pur.: wma

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